Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Jo White has spearheaded major changes in the organization, primarily the insistence upon admissions of guilt in recent settlements with large financial companies. -- Bloomberg video above

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota appears to believe more televised debates with Democratic candidate Bill de Blasio would help narrow a massive polling gap between the two of them. For his part, de Blasio has agreed to three debates, which his camp says would be the most for any New York mayoral general election since 1985. -- Bloomberg

Several politicians from the General Assembly, State Senate, and City Council rallied in New York City to rescind tax breaks given to Madison Square Garden (NYSE: MSG). Thus far, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Governor Andrew Cuomo have opposed ending the tax break, which can amount to as much as $16 million in one year. -- DNAinfo New York

In Brooklyn, so many hospitals are closing, or in deep financial trouble, that the borough faces a health-care crisis. -- Wall Street Journal

A Belgian restaurant group called EXKi is set to open its first American outpost at East 21st St. and Park Avenue. The company specializes in "natural and casual fast food" and has 70 stores in Europe. -- New York Post

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